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23 Ноя 2021

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Fahad Al-Mana, Media attache to the UK, government communications office of Qatar in the Guardian

Qatar Govt responds to Guardian report: "We have fallen into a trap’: Qatar’s World Cup dream is a nightmare for hotel staff"

Your report...fails to acknowledge the progress Qatar has made to improve living and working standards for foreign workers, including those in the hospitality sector.The impact of Qatar’s reforms is best highlighted through its numbers: over 240,000 workers have successfully changed jobs since barriers were removed in September 2020; more than 400,000 have directly benefited from the new minimum wage; improvements to the wage protection system now protect 96% of eligible workers from wage abuse; and hundreds of thousands of workers have left Qatar and returned without permission from their employer since exit permits were abolished...Systemic reform is a long-term process, and shifting the behaviour of every company takes time. Through its actions, the government is sending a strong message to companies that violations will not be tolerated....

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